Super Turkey stuffing and more on our Christmas menu

Last year I have prepared a Christmas turkey for the very first time, and I mean the real deal not a pre stuffed Turkey, but home made filling. …what an experience, something I’ll try again this Christmas.

What will be in our stockings this year?

I have stuffed it my self and after some research online decided on a classical stuffing with grounded meat, truffles, mushrooms and nuts. I was having trouble deciding whether to prepare a typical American stuffing with cornbread, celery, pine nuts and sausages or the classic one we all know over here in brave little Belgium. Since it was the first time I opted for the ‘mainstream’ filling.

Invasion of the Christmas gifts

The most important thing if you prepare a whole turkey is that you drizzle if often. You really need to pour all the juices over your turkey every 20 minutes to get a nice and moist result. For more information on how to prepare a turkey check out this great site .

The part I found the most difficult was – after I filled the turkey- binding everything together and recreating the turkey. As you can see on the (terrible – I know and I am sorry for the lame quality but with all the Christmas dinner stress last year – I forgot to prepare for some nice pictures – this year I’ll try to do better!) See below for the recipe of the stuffing.